qm-shutdown

Shutdown a VM

$ qm shutdown vm_id

$ qm shutdown --timeout 10 vm_id

$ qm shutdown --keepActive true vm_id

$ qm shutdown --skiplock true vm_id

$ qm shutdown --forceStop true vm_id

qm shutdown [OPTIONS] vmid

qm shutdown sends an ACPI shutdown signal to gracefully shut down a QEMU/KVM virtual machine in Proxmox VE. The guest operating system must respond to ACPI events for this to work properly.

vmid

The numeric ID of the virtual machine

Maximum time to wait for the VM to shut down

Do not deactivate storage volumes after shutdown

Skip lock check (root only)

Force stop the VM if it doesn't respond to shutdown

The guest OS must have ACPI support enabled and respond to shutdown events. If the guest ignores the ACPI signal, use --forceStop or qm stop instead. Windows guests may require proper ACPI drivers.

qm shutdown is part of the Proxmox VE virtualization platform for managing QEMU/KVM virtual machines.

qm(1), qm-start(1), qm-stop(1)